Saudi Arabia donates $27 million to UNRWA for Palestinian refugees
Amman, The Gulf Observer: Saudi Arabia on Sunday donated $27 million to the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestine Refugees in the Near East to be used in support of the organization’s operations in the Palestinian territories.
The donation came in a memorandum of understanding that was signed by the Kingdom’s Ambassador to Jordan Nayef Al-Sudairi, UNRWA’s Under-Secretary-General Philippe Lazzarini and Dr. Ahmad Abu Holie, member of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization and head of the Department of Refugee Affairs.
The contribution is part of a larger pledge by the Kingdom, which has been one of the top donors for decades, to help the agency continue to provide critical services to 5.6 million Palestinian refugees in the region.
